Part of the cultural legacy of the scientific age in which we live is the widespread
assumption that doubt, uncertainty, and tentativeness are cognitive ideals,
whereas belief, certainty, and commitment are to be looked upon with suspicion.
Since knowledge is commonly thought to be limited to what can be clearly specified
and objectively demonstrated, it is considered intellectually irresponsible
to hold any belief or gi
. . .

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